American drama
American theater criticism
anti-Semitic
Barefoot In The Park
Biloxi Blues
Brighton Beach
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Broadway Bound
Broadway comedies
Broadway comedy studies
California Suite
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contemporary playwriting analysis
dramatic structure research
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Gingerbread Lady
God's Favorite
Goodbye Girl
Grandma
Held
Human Suffering
Jewish American dramatists
Jewish-American playwright
London Suite
Moliere
Neil Simon
Odd
Odd Couple
Persona
Postwar
reassessment of comedic playwrights
Red Hot Lovers
Simon's Plays
stage production interviews
Sweet Charity
Trilogy
Washington heights
Wo
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9780815321323
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jan 1997
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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First Published in 1997.The 16 essays and interviews in this volume explore the background and works of Neil Simon, the most successful playwright in American history. Several of the entries trace Simon's Jewish heritage and its influence on his plays. Although Simon is best known as a writer of a remarkable series of hit Broadway comedies, the contributors to this book have identified a number of "serious" recurring themes in his work, suggesting that a reassessment of the playwright as a dramatist is appropriate. Three interviews with Simon and his longtime producer yield valuable facts about the playwright that will, along with the critical essays, aid the scholar seeking new insights into contemporary American drama in general and Neil Simon in particular.
Gary Konas (Edited by)
